New survey finds Scottish public value range of pharmacist services
The vast majority of Scots believe it is important that pharmacists provide services such as referring people to other health services, advising on medicines and providing advice and services to prevent ill health.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society commissioned Ipsos to examine the Scottish public’s perceptions of pharmacy services. Key findings include:
- 95% of Scottish adults aged 16+ felt it was important that pharmacists refer people to other health services, advise on medicines, and provide advice and services to prevent ill health.
- This was followed by 89% saying it is important that pharmacists are the first point of contact for common clinical conditions and 87% saying it is important that pharmacists prescribe medicines.
- Furthermore, 81% felt it was important that pharmacists monitor, review and adjust medicines for long-term conditions such as blood pressure.
Technical note
- Survey data was collected by Ipsos’ Scottish Opinion Monitor on behalf of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)
- Ipsos MORI interviewed a representative sample of 1,107 adults aged 16+ across Scotland.
- Interviews were conducted by telephone 22 – 29 November 2021.
- Data are weighted to the profile of the adult population.
- Where percentages do not sum to 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of “don’t know” categories, or multiple answers.
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